Mechanism for converting motion.



N. 885,834. PATENTED APR'. 28, 19,08.

` L. R.vBR1GGs. MEGHANISM POR OONVERTING MOTION'.

' APPLICATION FILED DEO. 16,1907.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

wir" man' UNITED vSTAT-ns PATENT- OFFICE.

No. 885,834.l lSpecification of Letters Patent. 'Patented April 28, 1908. Application led December 16, 1907. Serial N o. 406,764.

To allvwhom 'it may concer/n: 28 which are engageable at their outer ends Be it known that I, LUTHER R'. BRIGGS, a withthe guide-rods. The alternating rotary l citizen of the United States, residing at movement of the shaft 19, through the pinion Chambersburg, in Vthe county of Pike and 23 causes reciprocation of the rack 24 where- State of Illinois, have invented certain new bythe plunger-rod 25 is operated. 60'

4and useful Improvements in Mechanism for The fly-wheels 9 and 1l may be driven Converting Motion,ofwhich the following is from a suitable s'ource of power by a belt, a SPeGliCatiOll. A passing over the pulley or` they can be- This invention relatestomechanism for turned manually by the. handle 12.l The 10 converting motion, and more particularly mechanism may also be operated by a Wind- 65 one for converting a rotary into la reciprocat- 'mill through the following instrumentalities; ingrrectilinear motion. 29 indicates alever which is connected at one he mechanism consistsinanovelarrange'- end to the windmill rod 50, and has at ,the ment of -elements to be hereinafter described opposite end two branches 31 each of which and claimed, and itis illustrated in the ao carries a .spring-pawl 32. On each of the 70 companying drawings in which like reference vshafts 7 and 8 is a ratchet 33. The teeth of characters indicate like parts in all the views. the respective i iatchets are oppositely prevInthe drawings, Figure 1 is an end view of sented so that when one of the pawls is takthe invention, partly 1n section. Fig. 2 is a 1ing hold of its ratchet, the other one is sli slde elevation. Fig. 3 is a sectionon the line ping, by reasonof which theshafts will e 7i;

l 3 3 of Fig. 1. continuously` rotated but in opposite direc- Referring specifically to the drawings,- 5 tions when the lever 29 is vibrated by the andl 6, respectively, denote two standards windmill. l

having bearing-boxes for 4horizont-allv dis- In the drawings, have shown the mech- 25 posed shafts 7 and v8, respectively. vn the anisma plied to a pump, but it is to be unso shaft 7.is a fly-Wheel 9 anda belt-pulleyl0.l derstoo that its application is not limited On the shaft 8 is a fly-wheel 1'1 fitted with a thereto, vas it is apparent that it may be em- 4handle 12. The two shafts are geared so that plo'yed in connection with other apparatus they will turn togethe but in opposite directhe operation of which is dependent on a retionsby means of miter-gears 13 thereon and lciprocating rectilinear motion. 85

an intermediate 'miter-gear 14. The last 1 .I claim mentioned gear turns -on a vertical pivot 15A 1. A mechanism for converting motion mounted'fona cross piece 16 extending becomprising mutilated gear-wheels the teeth tween the standards. of one Wheel being in .alinement with the The fly-wheel 9 carries amutilated internal blank spaces of the opposite wheel, a rack, a 9 gear 17 which meshes Witha pinion -18 on a shaft, .a pinion on said shaft meshing with shaft 19 mounted in bearin s 20 nthe the rack, pinions on'the'shaft meshing with standards 5 and 6. The fly-w eel 11 carries the aforesaid gears, and means for rotating a similar gear 21 which meshes with a pinion the gears in opposite directions.

22 on the shaft 19. lThe teeth of the muti- 2. A mechanism for converting motiona lated gears are in alinement with the blank comprising` a pair of shafts, mutilated gears aces of the opposite mutilated gears, -so wheels thereon the teeth of one Wheel being that whenthe pinion 18 is in'gear, the pinion in alinelnent with the blank spacesof the op- '22 will be out of gear, and vice versa; and asposite wheel, a gearin between; the gear- 'the liy-wheels turn in opposite directions, an 'wheel shafts whereb they turn in opposite 10o alternatin rotary movement will beimdirections, a-rack, a haft, a pinion on said parted to t e shaft 19 when the fly-wheels are shaft meshing with. the rack, .pinions on the mmotion. shaft meshing with the aforesaid ears, op-

, On the shaft' 19 isalso "a pinion 2 3,.whieh positelypr'esented ratchets on the t menl .meshes with a-rack24 connected to the parttioned shafts, a lever carrying pawls engageio= to be operated-which inthe present instance able with the ratchets, and means for operis a pump, the rack being connectedto the ating the lever. t plunger-rod 25.thereo. 4On the pump-bar- .3. 'A mechanism for' converting motion rel 26 are mounted guide-rods 27'for the rack .comprising a pair of shafts, ruiter-gears on '55 V 24, the latter having laterally resented arms said shafts, an lntermediate miter-gear Inesh- 110 ing therewith, mut shafts the teeth of ment With the blankspaces of the opposite Wheel, wreck, a shaft, a pinion on said shaft meshing with the rack; pinons on the shaft meshing with the aforesaid gears, and means for drivlng the first ilated gearfwheels Von .the `i In testimony whereof I aix my signature, one wheel being 1n ahnel in presence of two Witnesses.

LUTHER R. BRIGGS.

Witnesses MAUDE WHEELER, FRANK BRIGGS.

mentioned shafts. 

